A P STRAIGHTERLINE 2026 SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEM REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE

A P STRAIGHTERLINE 2026 SKELETAL AND
MUSCULAR SYSTEM REVIEW QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS PROFESSIONAL GUIDE

◉ The process of meiosis will _____ as the gametes are produced.
Answer: cut the chromosome number by 1/2


◉ What genetic disorder is a type of dwarfism characterized by
shortening of the upper and lower limbs?
Answer: achondroplasia


◉ What genetic disorder is caused by having three chromosomes
21?
Answer: Down syndrome


◉ A mutation involving a single nucleotide is a _____ mutation.
Answer: point


◉ What genetic disorder is characterized by lack of skin, hair, eye
coloration?
Answer: albinism

, ◉ Which of the following chromosome anomalies can be found in
either sex?
Answer: Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)


◉ What genetic disorder is the inability to produce normal
hemoglobin?
Answer: sickle-cell disease


◉ What genetic disorder is the failure to produce clotting factors?
Answer: hemophilia


◉ Down Syndrome is an example of an aneuploidy called
Answer: trisomy 21


◉ The type of cell connection that serves as a permeability barrier is
a
Answer: tight junction


◉ What type of gland possesses ducts?
Answer: exocrine


◉ Which of the following is found in spongy bone but not compact
bone?